Super Smashed Potatoes #whole30

As #whole30 chugs along ( I’ve had some missteps and obvious non approved foods but I’m sticking with the rule of 90%) I’ve been craving a few more carbs than I’ve been able to eat. Of course when you need more carbs you have one of a few places to go to… potatoes and squashes are mine. Smashed potatoes were a natural choice I can quickly create them and they are pretty fool-proof. Oh and my kids will eat them…that’s always a plus.

This could be the worlds easiest recipe. Invest in some quality ghee and seasonings and you’ve got all you need to create this cute little side dishes.

Smashed Potatoes: Whole 30 Approved

from Bendiful Blog

Ingredients:

8-10 medium yellow potatoes

5 tablespoons of ghee

2 cloves of garlic

1 tablespoon of Montreal Seasoning

Directions:

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and clean your potatoes.

With a fork poke small holes in each potato and place in a shallow baking dish.

Bake for 35 minutes.

Blend together 3 tablespoons of ghee, garlic and seasoning set aside.

Remove potatoes from the oven and gently flatten “smash” down the potatoes.

Drizzle your ghee and garlic blend over the top of each potato.

Cover the pan with tin foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.

Remove from over and drizzle remaining ghee over the top of the potatoes and serve.

This recipe will take some tweaking depending on the size of your potatoes. I used medium potatoes that were on the small side, for larger potatoes increase the length of bake time in the first bake.

I wish I had something more exciting to offer you this week! I’m still trying to cope with the latest round of whole30 which when you are working means I eat a lot of odd food from plastic containers which don’t equate to beautiful blog pictures.

These potatoes are a great side and are easily repurposed for lunch the next day. They aren’t quite as time-consuming as a spaghetti squash and give me the much-needed carbs I need to push through HIIT workouts and longer runs.

I’ve also had luck adding in some sweet potatoes to my breakfast routines with these toasts. I find that after the first 15 days on whole30 I really need to find a good balance with carbs, fats and vegetables otherwise my entire body tends to get off.

Only a few more days and I’ll be back to regularly posting some more appealing food, I promise!